Foreign secretary S Jaishankar to meet US secretary Rex Tillerson

Washington: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is set to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival here for a summit meeting with President Donald Trump.

The Jaishankar-Tillerson meeting is likely to give final touches to the Modi-Trump meeting at the White House on Monday.

Jaishankar is also scheduled to meet the Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan.

Jaishankar, a former Indian ambassador to the US, has been playing a leading role in shaping the India-US relationship under the Modi Government.

Modi's US visit would begin on June 25.